M5's don't fly
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My Ride: 2004 530i 6-speed Titanium Silver/Black Interior
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From: Minneapolis
My Ride: 2007 550i Titanium Silver, Black interior, winter pkg, premium sound, retractable shades, auto, split seats, sirius radio, sport pkg, navigation, CCM
A sad and shocking story...condolences to the families.
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From: Tampa (Riverview), Florida
My Ride: Rides: 1992 525i (Sold), 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab (Sold), Everett-Morrison Cobra - built 1998, 2005 Nissan Frontier Pick Up (daily driver)
There was a story on the Tampa Bay Times as well that has a picture in the front that shows the car - that if you didn't know it was a fully functioning car earlier you'd think it's debris at a junk yard.
Picture attached.
Picture attached.
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From: Charlotte, NC, USA
My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
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Manny tranny and other stuff
Recently gone, but never forgotten:
2005 Ford Mustang GT (hence the name)
Torch Red/Crimson
Manny tranny and every option available for that year
2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
Originally Posted by Bedford530i' post='525445' date='Jan 31 2008, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by GT Premi' post='527965' date='Feb 6 2008, 12:31 PM
Spooky!
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From: Pittsburgh, PA USA
My Ride: G30 M550i
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Originally Posted by hinckley' post='528005' date='Feb 6 2008, 01:46 PM
It took me days to get it out of my system.
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From: Alpharetta, GA, USA
My Ride: 2005 545i Black Sapphire Metallic, black leather, w/ sports pkg, cold weather pkg, Logic7, steptronic, navigation, satellite radio, electric rear shade, folding rear seat, Razr/Cingular phone
Me too, Rudy. This story made me realize I should share with other parents on these forums what I have done with my daughter's car. See the link below for a thread I started at Bimmerfest. My guess is the more mature members here will more readily understand why I think this is a good idea, though maybe not necessary for all parents.
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Originally Posted by Cabrio330' post='528537' date='Feb 7 2008, 03:14 PM
Me too, Rudy. This story made me realize I should share with other parents on these forums what I have done with my daughter's car. See the link below for a thread I started at Bimmerfest. My guess is the more mature members here will more readily understand why I think this is a good idea, though maybe not necessary for all parents.
Important Tip to Parents with Kids Who Drive
Important Tip to Parents with Kids Who Drive
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My mistake! Sorry for the bad link. This worked in the test forum:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=259347
I get a chuckle out of some of the replies over there: "I don't mean to tell you how to parent, but I am going to anyway...."
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=259347
I get a chuckle out of some of the replies over there: "I don't mean to tell you how to parent, but I am going to anyway...."
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Originally Posted by Cabrio330' post='528834' date='Feb 8 2008, 08:15 AM
My mistake! Sorry for the bad link. This worked in the test forum:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=259347
I get a chuckle out of some of the replies over there: "I don't mean to tell you how to parent, but I am going to anyway...."
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=259347
I get a chuckle out of some of the replies over there: "I don't mean to tell you how to parent, but I am going to anyway...."
As far as prevention of the Ocala M5 tragedy, in case anyone missed my idea about a possible solution, take a look at this post from another thread:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=523760
